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Eating Disorders Statistics Over one-half of teenage girls and one-third of teenaged boys use unhealthy weight control behaviors such as skipping meals, smoking, fasting, vomiting, or taking laxatives Statistics 42% of 1st-3rd grade girls want to be thinner 81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat Statistics The average woman is 5’4’’ and weighs 140 pounds. The average supermodel is 5’11’’ and weighs 117 pounds. Americans spend over $40 billion on dieting and diet related products each year Anorexia Nervosa Description Characterized by excessive weight loss Self-starvation Preoccupation with foods, progressing restrictions against whole categories of food Anxiety about gaining weight or being “fat” Denial of hunger Consistent excuses to avoid mealtimes Excessive, rigid exercise regimen to “burn off” calories Withdrawal from usual friends Anorexia Symptoms Resistance to maintaining body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height Intense fear of weight gain or being “fat” even though underweight Disturbance in the experience of body weight or shape on self-evaluation Loss of menstrual periods in girls and women post-puberty Anorexia What do counselors look for? Rapid loss of weight Change in eating habits Withdrawal from friends or social gatherings Peach fuzz Hair loss or dry skin Extreme concern about appearance or dieting Anorexia Age Range Most cases are in women ranging in age from early teens to mid-twenties Recently there have been more cases of women and men in 30’s and 40’s suffering from an eating disorder 40% of newly identified cases are in girls 15-19 Significant increase in women aged 15-24 Anorexia Prevalence in Population 0.5%-1% of women from late adolescence to early adulthood meet the full criteria for anorexia Even more are diagnosed under a subthreshold Limited data on number of males with anorexia 10 million people have been diagnosed with having an eating disorder of some type Bulimia Ne